Nghi Loc: Melon season is good, price is good

In recent days, farmers in hamlet 13, Nghi Long commune (Nghi Loc) have gathered in the fields to harvest early summer-autumn melons.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Dao in Hamlet 13 said that for the past few years, she has been growing 2-3 sao of melons every year. In previous years, there were few melons, but this year the price of melons is good. With 2 sao of melons, after 3 months of planting, the yield reached nearly 2.5 tons, bringing in an income of more than 30 million VND.

Nghi Loc farmers harvest melons. Photo: Thu Hien

Mr. Nguyen Tu Ngoc - Vice Chairman of Nghi Long Commune People's Committee said that this summer-autumn crop, she planted 40 hectares of melons, concentrated in hamlets 3, 4, 12, 13. Currently, there are 10 hectares of early summer-autumn melons for harvest. Melons are grown with little chemical fertilizer, mainly using microbial fertilizers, so they are safe.

It is known that Nghi Lo district this crop produced more than 85 hectares of melons and watermelons. Of which, 15 hectares of early summer-autumn melons of Nghi Long and Nghi Thach communes are being harvested.

Cantaloupe is considered to have many uses and is good for health. (Photo IT)

Previously, to ensure favorable output, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe Loc district directed farmers to plant in many batches; after finishing this early summer-autumn harvest, it directed localities to guide people to continue planting a new crop...

Nghi Loc melons have an average yield of 8-10 quintals of melons per sao. With the current farm gate price of 15,000 VND/kg, each sao brings in an income of 15-16 million VND, much more effective than other crops.